Contribution of age-related factors to the progression of non-syndromic hereditary hearing impairment

Journal of Audiological Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 141-156

  Martini, Alessandro ^a   Prosser, Silvano ^a   Mazzoli, Manuela ^a   Rosignoli, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genetics; Hereditary hearing impairment; Presbyacusis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000484222     PISSN: 09637133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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